forsaken
Example Sentences
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It’s a fleeting tableau, but it reveals the whole story: even the most forsaken creation reaches for connection the moment he’s given something warm to hold in his hands.
From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025
He goes on to say they were "looking forward to a day scampering" and made the decision to leave their packs because they spent two days "lugging them up this God forsaken valley".
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025
An older woman looks at him and straightaway diagnoses his problem: “Have you forsaken your soul?” she asks.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024
Los Angeles 2043: Imagine a metropolis where many people have forsaken cars in favor of e-bikes, robo-taxis and public transit.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2023
Out in the forsaken city, every other structure, it seems, is burning or collapsing, but here in front of him is the inverse in miniature: the city remains, but the house he occupies is gone.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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